ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED:TEN THOUSAND HITS

New Edit; aaaaaaand we're back..

Edit: I came home to do some replays and photos tonite and XBL is down? Is it just me? No access to the site either?

Well, where do i begin, what do i say? There is only a couple reasons i keep this site going, one of which is watching the hit counter steadily rise. Some people might say thats a silly thing to count on (pun fully intended) but i disagree, if no-ones coming back, then whats the point of updating? Luckily for me, people are coming back, and you're all coming back regularly - something i appreciate greatly.

Thank you all for visiting this site. Thank you VERY MUCH :)

Now, i thought A LOT about doing a lot of different things for the 10k mark, but as it turned out what i thought was going to be easy, turned out to be hard. Harder than i thought anyway. I'm trying to record our races complete with microphone audio for full commentary.. "Whats the problem?" you say, "thats easy!".. Well, it is easy.. anyone can run out and buy a HD recorder and record something - well, i need to be able to record and edit, add titles, fades, transitions, effects etc etc, then produce a final product on dvd as well as regular posts on youtube, so im looking for the right HD recorder that produces editable files, ad on top of that, finding a process that isn't time consuming..

Anyway! Over the next week or so, I'll be doing some photo shoots and i'll be doing some feature posts (hopefully with help from everyone) so what that means is, if you've got a car you want featured, let me know, maybe something you made up for your friends, imaginary or real?

As well as that, I'd really like to hear from visitors, whether it be compliments or complaints, suggestions or requests, even hate mail, which i might add, i love. If you're a visitor to this site, and we've never even met, drop me a line, tell me how you found this site! I'd like to know how people are finding this site.. and make it even easier to stumble across.. Any ideas on how i can make this site more enjoyable for you to visit - i'm interested in doing..

Now.. a little disclaimer; if for some reason, you send in an idea or request (or demand) and i don't end up using your idea (or ignoring your demand) i can assure you 99% of the time, it will be because of time constraints.. i apologize in advance..

So, tell me how much you love me, tell me how much you hate me.. send me comments, suggestions, complaints and most importantly, compliments - here!


I don't even have a good pic to post here!

Race. All the way to the line.

Don't you boys at the back see this is a muscle car race?


TnTzuidema


DANJR


Crackles06


Kenji


BQND


Dirty Scrote


On green, little cars to the back please.. oh wait.. they were already there!


1st corner spread


It looks as if DANJR and Crackles are out of it..


NO..They're both back on.. (and off)


DANJRs lead ends here..



.. Crackles and myself blow by.. Begin the Crackles/Kenji battle for 1st


The 2nd/3rd/4th spot is hotly contested for the 1st and 2nd laps..


Great to watch, 3 enter, 3 leave (not including me of course)


Crackles Qantas cars looks like its flying, but its not.. just a strange angle..


1st/2nd lap home straight.. the lead isn't that comfy..


Crackles with his top end speed... i can only hope to stay in front using the high number of turns..


Now in front..


Now not..

The following pics are taken slightly far apart within the actual race, 1st/2nd/3rd weren't that close.. (In other words its not every consecutive corner)

Comfy gap..


Not a comfy gap..


With Crackles doing shit like late braking down the outside on the last set of corners i knew 1st wasn't going to be mine until the the placing window was up...


We're at Suzuka (long) that means not only does Crackles have one, but two, long straights.




Right here, right as we left the last turn onto the straight, i knew it was all Crackles. He caught me consistently on the straights throughout the 1st 3 laps, and it was all a matter of making that calculated pass late in the last lap.



Did i say calculated?


I meant to say; LUCKIEST and CLOSEST WIN EVER. Intense race to the end, to the line and right on it.

DANGER; She's a real wild pony

TnTzuidema


BQND


New friend DANJR



DANJR = DAYNJER= DANGER - not dan jr.


Crackles06


Kenji


Dirty Scrote



Whats missing from this picture?


Check the line in the next 11 pics, top form racing.





Not far in, moves are getting made.. Notice where Crackles is?



See where he is now?



See where he is now??



How much longer will this lead remain?


About 1.5 seconds - even though only the smallest mistake is made, DANJR goes all the way to the back..


Begin the Crackles/BQND battle.. I will be there soon enough



The line is still there, just spread right out!


Last corner 1st lap..


1st corner 2nd lap..


In an uninteresting move, i pass Crackles up the inside..


Begin the BQND/Kenji battle.. Crackles will return..



Crackles and Dirty in the corner, covered in dirt..




I'm actually in 1st here.....


... but, seeing as i don't have the line, nor did i realistically contest 1st, i did what drivers in real do, i dropped back in behind BQND.. i hate being a nice guy! :)


To my surprise, Crackles turned up right on my tail late in the race..


.. trying to make a last minute ditch attempt..


.. which didn't work.. you know, if i didn't know better, i say u were aiming for me, Crackles ;)


With Crackles out of the way, its left to BQND and myself, with BQND taking the win!